A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability was discovered in Adrenalin 5.4.0 HRMS Software. The user supplied input containing JavaScript is echoed back in JavaScript code in an HTML response via the flexiportal/GeneralInfo.aspx strAction parameter.
CVE-2018-12234
Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 85.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 6, 2018
Last Modified
March 2, 2026
References (7)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155231/Adrenalin-Core-HCM-5.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.knowcybersec.com/2018/09/first-cve-2018-12234-reflected-XSS.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.securethy.com/2018/09/first-cve-2018-12234-reflected-XSS.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.thecysec.in/2020/04/xxs-adrenalin-generalinfo-cve-id.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155231/Adrenalin-Core-HCM-5.4.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.knowcybersec.com/2018/09/first-cve-2018-12234-reflected-XSS.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.thecysec.in/2020/04/xxs-adrenalin-generalinfo-cve-id.html
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-47611First seen Nov 12, 2019
Adrenalin Core HCM 5.4.0 - 'strAction' Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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